Sample binder



April 4, 1939- A. STEINTHAL SAMPLE BINDER Filed Feb. 4, 1958 76 INVENTOR 14116057115 STE/NTH/IL BY ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in sample binders and has particular reference to a holder for swatches or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved holder of simple, practical and economical construction wherein a receptacle, which may be easily assembled, is adapted to receive ends of a plurality of swatches or like elements, and in which fasteners, utilized to retain said swatches in position, are also employed to secure the elements of said receptacle in their assembled and enclosing position relative to said swatch ends.

Another object is to construct a swatch holder so as to enable an appreciative saving in the quantity of material cut from bolts ofgoods in the making up of swatches to be displayed, without reducing the customary size of the visible portions of said swatches after they have been mounted in the holder, and to so assemble said swatches in said holder that the same may be independently removed or replaced without injury to the holder.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View, partly broken away and shown in section, of a sample hinder or holder constructed in accordance with the in vention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the receptacle of the binder is made.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the binder is shown as comprising a base or support 5 in the form of a rectangular sheet of suitably thin material such as fiber board or the like, and upon which is adapted to be removably secured, in a manner to appear in the course of the description, a receptacle, generally indicated by the numeral 6, in which ends of a plurality of sheets I, such as cloth swatches, are also removably fastened by the same means which is utilized to secure the receptacle to said base.

By reference to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the receptacle 6 is cut from a single sheet of suitable material capable of being scored and bent so as to form the receptacle. As shown, the blank is scored along the lines 8 to define a front wall 9 to which a label l may be attached by an adhesive. A rear wall H is also provided for the receptacle and is connected to the front wall by an intervening strip 12 which constitutes the top wall of said receptacle. Adjacent the ends and the lower edge of the wall I l the same is provided with small openings I3, the purpose of which will later appear. Along the lower edge of the front wall 9 the same is provided with a flange M which isadapted to be folded inwardly on the line so as to extend into the receptacle when the same is assembled, as best illustrated in Fig, 2. Said flange is provided with openings l6 which are directly opposed or aligned with the openings 13 in the rear wall in the operative position thereof. At each end of the front wall 9 an extension I! is provided and scored transversely at l8 to define an end wall l9 and a flap 2|], said end wall being of the same width as the top wall l2. The flaps 2B are provided with openings 2| which align with openings I3 and I6 when said flaps are folded inwardly against the inner surface of the rear wall H.

When folding the various elements of the blank to their operative positions preparatory to securing the swatches l in the receptacle, the shanks of a pair of headed fasteners 22 are first extended through the openings 16 of the flange l4 so that when said flange is folded inwardly the heads of said fasteners will be interposed between the flange and the front wall 9. The fasteners are then projected through suitable openings formed in the swatches I and are thereafter extended through the openings 2! in the flaps 20 and the openings [3 in the rear wall ll. Next, the base 5 is placed in position against the rear wall H of the receptacle and the shanks of the fasteners are projected through suitable openings formed inv said base. Small washers 23 may then be mounted upon the shanks of the fasteners, after which the ends of said shanks are bent over as indicated at 24 to secure the base to the receptacle. Said fasteners also act to retain the elements of the receptacle in their operative positions and by passing through the swatches 1, secure the same in the receptacle with the inner extremities of the swatches spaced from the top wall [2. Should it be desired to remove or replace the swatches 1, this may be accomplished by the simple expedient of straightening the shanks of the fasteners 22 and withdrawing the same from the swatches by an outward pull upon the front wall 9, whereupon the swatches can be freely removed from the fasteners and replaced without injury to the receptacle.

It will be noted that with a holder of this type, it is possible to effect a substantial saving in the amount of cloth used in preparing the swatches 1. Ordinarily, swatches are out from bolts of goods in, for example, nine inch lengths and with a type of binder commonly employed the ends of swatches are completely inserted into the receptacle or holder of the binder so that the extremities of the swatches engage the wall of said receptacle opposite the open end thereof. With such known types of hinders the swatches are also usually permanently affixed within the receptacle. When employing the present binder in conjunction with the fastening means, the lengths of the switches may be reduced about one inch and, when secured in position as shown in Fig. 2, there will be as much of the exposed portions of the swtaches extending from the receptacle as when full length swatches are employed.

What is claimed is:

1. A sample holder for swatches or the like comprising a receptacle open on one side thereof for receiving ends of a plurality of superimposed swatches, said receptacle including front and rear walls and a connecting top wall, there being an uninterrupted space between the top wall and said ends of the swatches when the latter are in position in the receptacle, end walls .for said receptacle having inturned flaps engaging one of the first two named walls, and removable fasteners extending through said flaps and the wall which the latter engage, and also through said swatches for attaching the latter in said receptacle with said swatch ends in spaced relation to said top wall.

2. A sample holder for swatches or the like comprising a receptacle open on one side thereof for receiving ends of a plurality of superimposed swatches, said receptacle including front and rear Walls and a connecting top wall, an inturned flange along the bottom edge of said front wall, end walls for said receptacle having inturned flaps engaging said rear wall, and headed fasteners extending through said flange and flaps and through said swatches and rear Wall with the heads of said fasteners interposed between said front wall and flange.

3. A sample holder for swatches or the like comprising a receptacle formed from a single blank of material scored to define front and rear walls with a connecting top wall, extensions forming a part of said blank and projecting from the ends of said front wall, said extensions being scored to define end walls and flaps, said end walls combining with said front, rear and top walls to provide a complete enclosure for ends of said swatches, and said flaps engaging said rear wall, and fasteners extending through said rear wall, flaps and swatches to retain the ends of the latter in position within the receptacle.

4. A sample holder for swatches or the like comprising a receptacle formed from a single blank of material scored to define front and rear walls with a connecting top wall, an inturned flange formed along the lower edge of said front wall, extensions projecting from the ends of said front wall and scored to define end walls for the receptacle and flaps engageable with said rear wall, and headed fasteners extending through said flange, swatches, flaps and rear wall with the heads thereof interposed between said front wall and its flange.

5. A sample holder for swatches or the like comprising a receptacle formed from a single blank of material scored to define front and rear walls with a connecting top wall, an inturned flange formed along the lower edge of said front wall, extensions projecting from the ends of said front wall and scored to define end walls for the receptacle and flaps engageable with said rear wall, a supporting base for said receptacle and the portions of said swatches projecting therefrom, and headed fasteners extending through said flange, swatches, flaps, rear wall and said base for securing said swatches in said receptacle and for attaching the latter to said base, the heads of said fasteners being interposed between said front wall and its flange.

6. A sample holder for swatches or the like, comprising a receptacle having opposed walls, end walls combining therewith to form an open end for receiving the ends of swatches, one of said opposed walls having an inturned flange along one edge thereof, inturned flaps extending from said end walls and engaging the other of said opposed walls, and headed fasteners extending through said flange, swatches, flaps and said other wall and having their heads interposed between the first named wall and said flange.

AUGUSTUS S'IEINTHAL. 

